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# antimicrobial

«antimicrobial» in Mova's school dictionary: **Killing or stopping the growth of tiny living things…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (antimicrobial); noun (an antimicrobial, antimicrobials)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Killing or stopping the growth of tiny living things (microbes) such as bacteria, viruses or fungi. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antimicrobial/#m1)

2) noun: A medicine or substance that does this. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antimicrobial/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons: antibiotics are antimicrobials; soaps and sprays may be antimicrobial. Phrases: «antimicrobial resistance», «antimicrobial soap».

### examples

- Antimicrobial wipes clean the tables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antimicrobial/#x1)
- Antibiotics are a kind of antimicrobial. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antimicrobial/#x2)
- Overusing antimicrobials can make germs resistant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antimicrobial/#x3)
- Honey has some antimicrobial power. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antimicrobial/#x4)
- Hospitals use antimicrobial gels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antimicrobial/#x5)
- Copper has antimicrobial properties. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antimicrobial/#x6)

### note

Myth: antibiotics do not work on viruses like colds. «Antimicrobial» is broader than «antibiotic».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «antimicrobial» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antimicrobial/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.